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CIVILIANS' CHARTER. SEQUEL TO THE SHEPPARD -SCANDAL

ARE MODERN MEN SOFT!? "THE WOMEN'S FAULT."

BY LORD HEADLEY.) As a sequel to the report on the case of Major Sheppard, who was illegally de Recently, Mr. Mitchell Hodges the explorer, criticized the modern young tained by the Police in London, on a man on the score of "abbiness," both charge of stealing a dressing case-full-physical and mental. Here Lord Hand- details of which appeared in the Dailyley, an authority on boxing and other Press at the time drastic orders have sports, deals with the question in spirit- been inued to the Metropolitan Police fashion. Farce. Commenting on the case & Landon

Journal says:-

A good deal of nonsense is being talked

about the alleged physical and mental degeneracy of our young men, according to some critice the coming generation is lacking in both courage and enterprise. I think that an examination of facta will show that any such aspersions aro unjust. There is no doubt that the war must be held responsible for much freedom between the sexes; and that this freedom was often, abused, but I reature to say that only a very small number of our young men hase deteriorated as is

I hardly think that anyone watching

We seem to have fallen off in the ring," but this may be only a phase- just a brost in our long line of successes. In the old days it was only the Briton who bored, whereas now representatives of the whole world step into the arena. Britain led the world not only in boxing, but in nearly all sports, and she must not be opt or discouraged when a foreigner proves such an apt pupil that be can defeat her now and again. It only shows how well she has shown the way to do it!

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What may be regarded as a charter of the greatest importance to the public, defining and safeguarding rights of civilians who, for any reason, may be detained by the police, has been issued by Sir William Berwood, Chief Com missioner of the Metropolitan Police This takes the form of new orders to the force, to supplement those which were drawn up after the report of Mr. J. F. P. Rawlinson K.C., on the Major Shep pari case had been published. These suggested. drastic rovisions are the outcome of one of the most amaring, instances of mis- taken identity since the celebrated caso our cricket, football, running, or rowing of Adopth Beck The alarming experi-ihlates will imagine that we are on the ences which were undergone by Majer downward track. Robert Osborne Sheppard, D.S.O., De puty Assistant Director of Ordnance Services, London Command, induced the Home Secretary to order an enquiry. Majo: Sheppard was arrested at the in- stance of Deltah Dennistoun, 17a pretty girl of Irish parentage of Tavastack place, Bloomsbury, on a charge of steal ing her dressing-case containing £18 108 The substance of her story was that a man who had stayed with her absconded with the case during the night. Major Sheppard all along stoutly declared his innocence; but, despite a statement by

Regarding the accusation of want of the police that a mistake had been made, he was committed for trial. The charge enterprise, we have before us the ex- was, "ultimately, withdrawn at the Old amples of thousands of our most pro- Bailey, and it was alleged that Harold mising youths who, feeling that there Dorien Trevor, a swell mobsman, known is no scope here for their energice, go by men without exciting derision. Yes many modern young women with their as the Monocled Man" who was sen-out to the Dominions to awell the ranks to my mind there are few more inspiring indelicate dressing, cocktail drinking tenced about that time on other charges, of those who will in the future uphold sights than a Scottish regiment swinging and outrageously bad manners

along either at the quick march or at doing actual damage to the young was the person for whom Major Shep the honour of the British Empire... pard had been mistaken, Major Shop Some of the critics of our budding the double." The idea of derision may men of to-day. Such women cannot make that while under manhood have gone so far as to attribute occur to some who are ignorant, but not good wives.ɔ«, pard. complained

out this so-called degeneracy to the wearing to any who are aware of the sterling detention he was subjected to

and "ordered about of over-loose trousers.

qualities of the bardy Notherners May rageous treatment"

Those who decry the brighter" cloth I also call attention to the "legwear like a dog" by the police." Mr. Baalia. son's report was couched in critical ing of our young men overlook ons im of the Afghans, Greeks, Albanians, and

and recommended sweeping changes in procedure. It declared that portant point the remarkable marching other tough mountain climbers! the major was undoubtedly improperly capabilitie of infantry regiments in the treated at Vine-street, and pointed out, Turkish, French, and other Continental armies These troops wear nether gar- mente far more ample than the maligned **Oxford bags."

Terms,

that the

SERIOUS ASPECT OF INQUIRY was that, if police evidence was correct, other prisoners had been treated some what similarly in the past, and that un- less steps were taken, other prisoners The might be so trested in the future.. report was followed by new orders to the police, providing that in an identifica tion parade the accused person should be placed as far as possible among people of similar age, height, general ap pearance, and class of life. The prisoner was given the right to object to any ef the persons selected or to the arrange. ments made. Officers were ordered to in- form the prisoners of their rights in these matters, and that a solicitor or friend might attend the identification parade. Sir William Horwood's latest instructions lay down that an officer making an arrest will not be allowed to take any part in the identification parade, which must not be hurried. Witnesses for identification must be in. troduced one by one, and then taken. to another part of the building, so that collusion is impossible. They must not see the prisoner or his photograph be fort the parade. Finger-prints are to be taken immediately after a charge ha been preferred, but the prisoner is to be told that he can object.

NO COMPULSION Ocers are authorised to take a person given into custody direct, to the station in the district where an alleged offence bai been committed rather than to the one in the immediate neighbourhood of the arrest, thus rendering evidence of identi fication more quickly available and re If it ducing the period of detention. is necessary to remové a prisoner from one station to another, an officer from. the former must do it rather than wait for an officer from the other district, If a prisoner on the way to the station gives an emphatic denial to a charge and asserts his innocence, the station officer and magistrate must be informed. The officer on duty must not allow any thing in the nature of confession, to be extracted by police or private in dividuals. It is imperative on the re- appasible officer to direct the attention of the person concerned to the notice respecting bail: that he is entitled to be liberated on bail as early as possible; that he must be given every facility of communicating with his friends or solicitors, either by telephone, telegraph or express messager in the most expédi tious manner, possible. If the prisoner has no money the necessary expense of sending for ball will be allowed by the Commissioner Conversations in the pra sence of, or with, prisoners are prohibit ed.

ETHICS OF BETTING.

Mr. Rateliffe Cousins, the West London Magistrate, when dealing with a charge of street betting recently made some ob servations on the subject which puts the matter in a rather different light from that in which it is popularly viewed. Mr. Cousins agreed that, from the moral point of view, street, betting is no more and no less wrong than betting over the telephone, but, of course, he said, the State did not always legislate on moral grounds, but with considerations to public order. These remarks followed those of the defending solicitor, who said that the law as regards betting was very sophi sticated, and that the poor than Who could not afford to Have credit at count, or the few pence necessary for telephoning his bets, was placed at af disadvantage with the better-off man.

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lead healthy lives, playing tennis, golf, cricket, and football. If there falling of I am inclined to lay the blums at the door of a particular type of young woman who paints and powders, and In one respect. Mr. Hedges shows great clothes herself with no regard for com good sense: he objects to the domination mon decency, and too often lures young of women who are usurping men's work men to late night clubs, leading to and trying to be man's equal both habits hostile to good condition mentally and physically. I think that training..

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